Why MTV Is Airing In Black And White — cinemablend.com

Starting at 9 AM this morning, MTV began airing a 12-hour block of programming designed to start the conversation. To do so, beyond the basic gimmick, they’ve enlisted the help of a host of famous politicians, musicians, actors, directors and more to share their takes. Take, for example, Selma director Ava DuVernay’s next level viewpoint on whether or not people should see color… MTV has been widely criticized for a wide variety of reasons over the years, mostly due to airing reality programs with questionable taste and sexualizing almost everything possible and aiming it at a very young demographic. Those complaints more than hold water, but if you want to criticize that, it’s also important to keep in mind that MTV has been very willing to open up dialogues and have conversations about touchy issues like teenage pregnancy, homosexuality, religion and, yes, race. Young people need a forum to talk out their opinions, and while MTV won’t give them the most enlightening, in-depth viewpoints possible, actually discussing it is better than nothing.

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